The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-05-20

Prison.
To- Hartman. the Nihilist, who was
charged with killing Alexander II, OF All the
pussias on whose head the Russian govern
mont put great price, who was impIiSoneu
a., Fra,,.o of the instance Of Russia, who was
s5ield,d by England and afterwards came
,,ear hoing handed over % Russian vengeance
Nv tho then secretary ~ state James y.
blaine who has been for years under the sur
,ellonce Of Russian detectives, was found
fev DAYS ago by reporter in rather small
room If an ola fashioned house scarcely
-. throw from The World Office
Seofed in Hartman's workshop, surrounded
~, evidence, of his genius, II seemed almost
ircrelil,lo that the man telling the story Of his
coputrv's wrongs could be be who was the
central figure Of the civilized world ie"
years ago.
Americans. with the utmost liberty OF
pres, speech and as,emblage, and with free
harot. cannot possibly conceive Of Oh" con-
ditIon Of Russia today, said Leo hartman.
orbev cannot imagine how the will ~ one
man however distorted hi, mind. can Doe the
law - be- executed by every official, who
,onr,s.nt. ONLY that viii. By the greatest
stretch Of the Imagination Americans cannot
understand how II can be- capital oiense 70
CRITICS.. the words OF acts Of car Yet II
oln Russia. where men are sent % Siberia
for talking disrespectfuly 20 policeman.
"That cannot be- possible. You are exagger-
atingm exclaimed the reporter
1T is true every word have heard peo-
ple here denouuce the police bat they do not
know what police tyranny means. In Russia
the uilniciuaIifie, do not appoint the police.
It's the ear They are his officers and are
above the Laws. owing 90 mo- one am account
but him These are the open police, and al
tbourb they are tyrants and % be dreaded
they are mot 90 be- compared % the political
detectives and gems darmes Of the ministry
Of the interior.
.Tbev were known at one time as the third
section of the imperial chancellory. The
name became such terror, even IN that
country Of terrorism that the car was
forced 10 pretend o. abolish IT, II still exists
A. a special department Of the interior.
Those who compose 10 are independent Of all
law Without form Of law they have power
10 search any house and arrest all It's inmates
on suspicion Those arrested never know on
what charge they az held They have no
trial. but are sent % Siberia, % prison or 90
the scaffod. as may seem best 10 the depart
ment. There is mo- appeal possible, for 10
court has any jurisdiction over a political
II a person is sent 90 Siberia Dee is an admin
istratiye exile and can never return except
by consent Of the third section As | said, II
is only necessary 70 be suspected in order 20
be arrested. and if the name u another per
son is found ON the suspect he or She too must
suffer
"But are there no courts " Russia
Certainly there are, and jury system,
too; but they are for criminals murderers,
thieves, etc ! may say ia passing, that
there is no capital punishment I'm Russia ex-
cept for political ofienses I'm the territorial
prison In which ] spent nine months, in
Ekaterinodar, there We're men who had COM
United from ten 20 thirty murders and high
way robberies. They We're exiled. while
landlord. owning thousands Of acres Of land,
was hanged because he gave money % propa-
gate republicanism That was before the
terrorist movement began. When "a prOmi-
nent man Is arrested, a nobleman or am of
fetal, for political ofiense and 10 cannot be-
hidden, he is taken before a court But what
court For such cases the judges are APP
pointed by the ministry Of justice or war
There is no jury The accused j, not per
mitted 10 have lawyer, except, sometimes,
an army officer is detailed for that duty by
the ministry ] need not say that I never
knew or heard Of case in which prisoner
before such court ever regained bis free
dom. To be even suspected is % be- doomed .
For II the judge could not find the prisoner
guilty the third section cxied him anyway"
These men Of whom You speak, mean
the prisoners, are they all Nihili,ts7
"Not by any means As ! told You man
has only 90 express an opinion contrary to
that of policeman "a detective or some OIL
cial 20 secure his arrest and exile What DO
You think of Its being am oifense, punishable
with exile 20 read any work written by Her
bert Spencer. Professor Huxley, Darwin,
John Stuart Mills Uuhtarinism.' Enamel
patton Of Women, on Political Economy,
Robert Owens Moral Government. or such
worksf Those sent TO Siberia are not Mill
lists or Terrorist, The TeTorists are always
executed on die iu prison"
Are the Nihiii,ts very numerous now in
Russian
More numerous than ever, and more de-
faint than when was in Russia You
noticed, probably, that those arrested on the
last attempt 10 execute tho ear offered no re
sistancc nor did they try 20 hide their pur-
pose But in Russia NY are not called Mill
ists-they belong % the party Of the VIII Of
the People. and the Extremists are known ~
Active Ierr0rists Not one of my coadju-
tons Is alive today, but as fast a. they fall
their places are filled By others I'm the party
there are representatives of every class in the
community and every grade of official from
the priest and noble TO the peasant Origin
ally the party believed merely in propagating
the necessity for republican form Of
government. and but for the terrorism II the
car 10 would have remained 50 until to-day
Neask that "a national assembly bee called 10
decide the form Of government for Russia.
FOR aGntmg his question our people were
banged or lncarccrated in central prisons,
which was worse These central prisons are
under the direct control of the central govern
ment and distinct from territorial prisons.
The wall, of the cells are yard
wide, with Yuulted ceilings The floors
thick IN Ufuffnl .., .--s. i..,.. Int